African Violets and Gesneriads: are we ready? September bingo !!, 1 by Keyring

Keyring wrote:
5. classic Episcia Kee Wee

This one actually isn't a very old hybrid. I guess I just think of it as a classic of episcia hybridizing. Depending on culture, it can look rather mundane and ratty, but grown well, the bronzy brown coloring is a perfect backdrop for the reddish pink veins.

Growing this one well isn't difficult. This is one of my episcias that will never die. On numerous occasions, I have let it die off to a pair of tiny leaves with a leaf span of about half an inch. Somehow it comes back again and again, and every so often I give it enough water and light that it actually looks good.

Right now, mine is getting a bit too much light, but this has prompted some blooms on an otherwise pretty young cutting.
(That's Strawberry Patch right behind it)


This message was edited Sep 17, 2006 5:38 PM